Tornatras
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Tornatrás (ˌtornaˈtɾas) is an outdated term used in Spain
to describe a person of mixed European and albino ancestry or a descendant of mestizos and specific characteristics of one of the original races.
It was also used in the Philippines
during the Spanish colonial era from the 16th to 19th century, to describe persons of mixed indigenous Malay
(referred to as Indio), Chinese
(referred to as Sangley), and Spanish
ancestry (referred to as Filipino or Peninsular).
There are no official statistics on the number of people of Tornatrás ancestry around the world, although it is believed that most are to be found in South America and the Philippines.
Most people of the Tornatrás caste in the Philippines used Spanish
as their primary language and in many cases converted to the Catholic faith.
* Marriage of Yolanda de Marcos (castiza) to a certain ancestor
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
to describe a person of mixed European and albino ancestry or a descendant of mestizos and specific characteristics of one of the original races.
It was also used in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
during the Spanish colonial era from the 16th to 19th century, to describe persons of mixed indigenous Malay
Malay race
The concept of a Malay race was proposed by the German scientist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach , and classified as the brown race. Since Blumenbach, many anthropologists have rejected his theory of five races, citing the enormous complexity of classifying races...
(referred to as Indio), Chinese
Sangley
Sangley , is an archaic term used in the Philippines to describe and classify a person of pure Chinese ancestry, while mestizo de sangley was used to refer to a person of mixed Chinese and indigenous ancestry Sangley (Sangleye, Sangley Mestizo, Mestisong Sangley, Mestizo de Sangley or Chinese...
(referred to as Sangley), and Spanish
Peninsulares
In the colonial caste system of Spanish America, a peninsular was a Spanish-born Spaniard or mainland Spaniard residing in the New World, as opposed to a person of full Spanish descent born in the Americas or Philippines...
ancestry (referred to as Filipino or Peninsular).
There are no official statistics on the number of people of Tornatrás ancestry around the world, although it is believed that most are to be found in South America and the Philippines.
History
Although Tornatrás was originally used to describe a descendant of mestizos, albinos and Europeans, in the Philippines they were commonly known as those born from a Spanish father ('filipino' or 'peninsular') and a Malay-Chinese (mestiza de sangley) mother.Most people of the Tornatrás caste in the Philippines used Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
as their primary language and in many cases converted to the Catholic faith.
Notable persons of Tornatrás descent
- Lucy TorresLucy TorresLucy Torres-Gomez is a Filipina congresswoman, actress, and television host.-Biography:Torres-Gomez was born on December 11, 1974, in Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines. Her family owned several hectares of land. Torres is of German, Spanish, Chinese, and native Malay descent. Torres attended elementary and...
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actress - Santiago de Villegas y Tevés †, descendant of Escolástica Tevés-Villamil y Bilbao (mestiza de sangley from Negros OrientalNegros OrientalNegros Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. It occupies the south-eastern half of the island of Negros, with Negros Occidental comprising the north-western half. It also includes Apo Island — a popular dive site for both local and foreign tourists...
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, prev. Sra. De Iglesias and Sra. De Falcó & marquesa de Griñón) & Geronimo de Villegas (Peninsular from Santander, Cantabria, Kingdom of SpainSantander, CantabriaThe port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community and historical region of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain. Located east of Gijón and west of Bilbao, the city has a population of 183,446 .-History:...
) - Founder of Santiago Villegas y Compañía, Sociedad Anonima (changed to Santiago Teves Villegas Corporation when Castillian Spanish ceased to be the national language of the Republic of the Philippines - Maria Salome de López y de Rodríguez †, descendant of Pelagio de López y ... (Mestizo-tornatrás descent) & Gabriela de Rodríguez y ... (Mestiza-Tornatrás descent) - a distant relative of the Princess-consort of Asturias: Letizia Ortiz-Álvarez y Rosocolano-RodríguezLetizia, Princess of AsturiasLetizia, Princess of Asturias , is the wife of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, the heir apparent to the Spanish throne...
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, & José María Aznar LópezJosé María AznarJosé María Alfredo Aznar López served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He is on the board of directors of News Corporation.-Early life:...
and spouse of Santiago de Villegas y Tevés - Zorina Salvadora de Villegas López-Rodríguez De Hueysuwan* (prev. Mrs. Keonchareon-Hueysuwan or Mrs. Hueysuwan-Yongsmith; officially simplified to Hueysuwan - 21st century)
- Sheila Grazia Marie Hueysuwan Villegas-López De Murashima, prev. Sra. De Fabié (de Marcos)* (baptised as María Sheila Gracia)
- Dawn Alexandra Fabié (de Marcos)* y Hueysuwan-Villegas
- Mikhail Chaison Fabié (de Marcos)* y Hueysuwan-Villegas
* Marriage of Yolanda de Marcos (castiza) to a certain ancestor
- Natasha Hueysuwan Villegas-López De Florido
- Kamille Nikole Florido y Hueysuwan-Villegas
- James Benedict Florido y Hueysuwan-Villegas
- Niwatchai Peter Hueysuwan (y) de Villegas
- Purita Luciana de Villegas López-Rodríguez De Anderson
- Angie Anderson y Villegas-López
- Anthony Pío Anderson y Villegas-López
- Montserrat de Villegas López-Rodríguez Vd.ª De Sierra, co-Founder of Sierra Developent Corporation
- Don Juan Pedro Aaron (y) Villanueva (indio-tornatrás Aaron-(Chinese-Indio) Villanueva-(mestizo-caztilla)
- Santiago Sierra y de Villegas
- Armando Sierra y de Villegas †
- Armando Sierra, Jr.
- Pierre Sierra y W.
- Stefano Sierra y W.
- Emma Lucrecia de Villegas López-Rodríguez Vd.ª De de Medína del Prado
- Mona Liza de Medína del Prado Villegas-López De Gallego-Litton
- Emma de Medína del Prado Villegas-López De Padilla
- Alfonso Villegas y López
- Patricio Villegas y López
- Angélico Pío Villegas (y) de las Alás (MesticilloLimpieza de sangreLimpieza de sangre , Limpeza de sangue or Neteja de sang , meaning "cleanliness of blood", played an important role in modern Iberian history....
-Tornatrás or Cholo-Tornatrás) - María Teresa Ponce de León T. De Villegas (Tornatrás; Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Philippine extracts)
- Tyra Villegas y Ponce de León
- Lyca Villegas y Ponce de León
- Bianca Villegas y Ponce de León
- Robustiano de Villegas y López-Rodriguez
- Rogelio Villegas y López
- Trinidad Tevés Longa Vd.ª De Sagarbarría † (castiza-tornatrás)
- Trinidad Sagarbarría Tevés-Longa De Bustamante (castiza-tornatrás)
- Sabin Antonio Bustamante y Sagarbarría (mesticillo-tornatrás)
- Alfredo Gustavo Bustamante y Sagarbarría (mesticillo-tornatrás)
- Carlos Miguel Tevés y Sinco (castizo-tornatrás)
- Rosario (de) Vicente De Moras (castiza-tornatrás)
- Miguel Moras (y) (de) Vicente
- Luis Moras (y) (de) Vicente (castizo-tornatrás)
- Rosario Moras Urquiaga De (de) García (castiza-tornatrás)
- Beatriz Edurne (de) García (y) Moras (castiza-tornatrás)
- Begoña Milagros (de) García (y) Moras (castiza-tornatrás)
- Ángel José Tevés (y) (de) García (mestizo-tornatrás)
- Sabrina María Tevés (y) (de) García (mestizo-tornatrás)
See also
- Filipino mestizoFilipino mestizoFilipino mestizo is a term used in the Philippines to describe people of mixed Filipino and foreign ancestry. The word mestizo is of Spanish origin, and was originally used in the Americas to only describe people of mixed European and Native American ancestry.- History :Spanish periodThe Spanish...
- EurasianEurasian (mixed ancestry)The word Eurasian refers to people of mixed Asian and European ancestry. It was originally coined in 19th-century British India to refer to Anglo-Indians of mixed British and Indian descent....
- Chinese FilipinoChinese FilipinoA Chinese Filipino derived from two words: "Tsino" and "Pinoy" ) is a Philippine national of Chinese ethnicity but born/raised in the Philippines....
- SangleySangleySangley , is an archaic term used in the Philippines to describe and classify a person of pure Chinese ancestry, while mestizo de sangley was used to refer to a person of mixed Chinese and indigenous ancestry Sangley (Sangleye, Sangley Mestizo, Mestisong Sangley, Mestizo de Sangley or Chinese...
- Spanish settlement in the Philippines
- Criollo peopleCriollo peopleThe Criollo class ranked below that of the Iberian Peninsulares, the high-born permanent residence colonists born in Spain. But Criollos were higher status/rank than all other castes—people of mixed descent, Amerindians, and enslaved Africans...
- White Latin AmericanWhite Latin AmericanWhite Latin Americans are the people of Latin America who are white in the racial classification systems used in individual Latin American countries. Persons who are classified as White in one Latin American country may be classified differently in another country...
- MestizoMestizoMestizo is a term traditionally used in Latin America, Philippines and Spain for people of mixed European and Native American heritage or descent...